Clinics
The clinics the Saskatoon Camera Club hold (six times a year) give the members a chance to select a couple slides/prints to be evaluated by a panel of three judges, rated, and given constructive comments. That is why the word “clinic” is used. The clinic provides a forum to have work evaluated and have constructive comments made.
Who are the judges?
Two club members and one external photographer.
Why select topics?
You need a common topic to aim at. So topics are selected to give you a goal to achieve in your photograph. Of the 6 clinics each year two major themes are there – General and Nature.
Timeline of Clinics
- Entries are submitted on the dates designated in the Club Calendar.
A closed judging session takes place following this
- Judging is done by two
club members and a professional.
- Results and constructive commentary are given by the professional judge on
the first Tuesday of the next month.
How many photos can I submit?
Prints:
Traditional (Color) = 1
Monochrome = 1
Altered Reality (Creative) = 1
Digitally Projected:
Traditional (Color) = 1
Monochrome = 1
Altered Reality (Creative) = 1
Only 1 entry per category in each type (Print and Digital)
A total of 6 entries can be entered each clinic
Summer Fun and Field Trip
- Entries must be taken during the September club field trip or summer fun trips
- Submit a maximum of 1 Print
- Prints only
- All print categories are judged together and follow the same size rules as in the Guidelines for Prints
- Members select the winners
March Competitions
Landscape Print
- Submit a maximum of 1 print
- Prints must follow submission guidelines
- All prints judged together (Black & White, Color)
- Can contain evidence of man
- NO cityscapes or seascapes
- Winners announced at Awards Night
Table Top Print
- Submit a maximum of 1 print
- Prints must follow submission guidelines
- All prints judged together (Black & White, Color)
- Photo does not have to be taken at Table Top night
- Winners announced at Awards Night
Prints and Digital Images of the Year (Clinics)
- All prints of the month or evening in each category will be judged together for print of the year in each category.
- All digitally projected images of the month or evening in each category will be judged together for digitally projected image of the year in each category.
- MEMBERS SELECT WINNERS
- Winners announced at Awards Night
Year-End Competitions
CATEGORIES:
- PORTRAIT
- COLOR
- BLACK & WHITE
- CREATIVE
- Submit 1 print and/or 1 digital per category
- Max: 4 prints and 4 digital
- Prints: Up to 16×20, mounted (mat optional)
- Digital: use clinic criteria
- These will be judged by 3 professional judges and retained until the Awards night.
File Names
- File name must include category, last name, first initial and name of image.
- File name must be in the following format:
Category-Title of Image-FirstName Lastname.jpg
Example: TR-Pelican In Flight–John Doe.jpg
- Category: PO (Portrait), CO (Color), BW (B&W / Monochrome), CR (Creative)
- EMAIL DIGITAL ENTRIES TO: submissions@saskatooncameraclub.com
Photo Presentation
- 10 Minutes (max)
- Digitally projected PowerPoint or Video
- Judged by 3 Professionals
